At 4 months Chico could be loosing his puppy coat. That is normal at this
time.
Blessings,
Sheila
In a message dated 10/23/2008 9:58:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the smooth coated dogs shed all year round. I have had both short
coated dogs and long coated dogs in the past and the shorter coated ones
shedded a lot more than the long coated ones. They were not all Chihuahuas
however. There's really no way to stop shedding. It's natural for them to
shed.
You can reduce it by brushing him with a brush made for a short coat. I
used to have a lab mix that shed a lot and I used a rubber curry comb like
those
used for horses but much smaller. It work pretty well to get some loose
hairs out.
The flakes are probably from dry skin. You will see them more after you
brush is coat or pet him. You might want to feed him a high quality food with
fish oils to keep his skin and coat healthy. Also, it's probably not a good
idea to bath him too much as that will dry his skin out even more. Maybe once
a month is good or as needed if he gets dirty or smelly. If you do bath
him, use a moisterizing and/or an oatmeal dog shampoo.
Hope this helps!
Stefanie
--- On Mon, 10/20/08, baybreeze61204 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: baybreeze61204 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Chihuahuas] chico shedding
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 1:10 PM
Hi everyone... Chico is about 4 months old and started shedding.. I
see it on my clothes... anyways i took a fine tooth dog comb and
brushed him gently and got alot of dead hair out and then there was
little white flakes on him ... I took one of those bath cloths and
washed him down... how long do they shed for and is there anything i
can do for the white flakes or just let it be....you only see them when
you pet him excessively or brush him...how often should u bath these
little guys!!!!! I will take all advice!!!!
Thanks Again Lori!!
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